Date Released: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Title: Transcending Dreams
Author: Gin Nanashi
Creation Type: FanFiction, "Crossover"
Main Rating: M
Disclaimer: The Lyrical Life © Gin Nanashi; Katekyou Hitman REBORN! © Amano Akira
Summary: What is reality? No one knows for sure. And, when Tsuna accidentally finds himself in a world where he exists as a form of entertainment, what is he to think? Not only that, but he meets the characters of a manga that's famous in his world! Just, what is reality?

Transcending Dreams

Dream 05: Wretched Cocktails

SLAM!

The crowd jumped as multiple pairs of eyes directed towards the sound before widening in surprise.

A young woman of eighteen years sweated lightly as she ran her fingers through her short black hair. Despite the freezing temperature outside, she simply wore a white button-down under a black vest with black slacks tucked into black boots along with a black and white striped scarf.

"Kadin!" Came the worried shout as a shorter woman ran up to her, "Why are you wearing so little?"

Kadin blinked and looked the woman over before quirking a brow and musing aloud, "Dakota, are you dressed up as Ciel…?"

Green eyes blinked before the outer ring of gold became visible as their owner irked, "My cosplaying isn't important right now! You could've caught a cold!"

"Impossible." Came the instant reply, "Idiots can't catch colds."

Thump!

Everyone fell over simultaneously as a pressure on Kadin's hand forced her attention to the boy besides her.

She blinked and tilted her head, "What's up, Tsuna?"

The light brunette flushed red at the familiarity before rubbing his neck awkwardly, "Are you sure I'm allowed here…?"

His question caught the attention of the people as they looked him over. He wore more appropriate clothing: a heavy black jacket, a white scarf and black earmuffs though his visible black leather pants and black loafers were less than satisfactory for the weather. A frown marred their lips as a familiar woman popped up with a pout, "Why's the kid here?"

Tsuna flinched and hid behind the girl who frowned as her eye stained red and gleamed dangerously, "What was that, Wynne…?"

Wynne puffed out her lips and whined, "I can't serve alcohol to a kid~!"

"A-Alchohol?" The light brunette squeaked with wide eyes, "K-Kadin-san! M-Maybe I-I shouldn't-!"

WHACK!

Dot. Dot. Dot.

Kadin's scarf (which was rolled into ball) had smacked the brunette woman in the face as a vein irked on the former's temple.

"Cocktail party or not…" Kadin started with a tight smile, "We're not supposed to be drinking anyway."

A dark aura crackled around Wynne as she gripped onto the clothed bundle before roaring-

"DRINK THIS!"

-and hurling the scarf back at Kadin.

The tomboy easily caught it with a hand and wrapped it around her neck again before lightly pushing the boy forward, drawling, "Come on, Tsuna. Let's check out the buffet table."

"NOOOOOSH~!" Came the regretful cry as Wynne latched onto Kadin with teary blue eyes, "I was just playing, Kay! Don't go~!"

Bonk!

A fist slammed into the dramatic woman's head as its owner growled, "Quit bothering Din!"

Wynne sniffled and pouted at the other, "But, darling~!"

Bonk!

Came another fist to the hard head as a vein irked, "I'M NOT YOUR DARLING!"

The speaker was a young girl, about sixteen, with black hair tied into a short ponytail.

"Listen, and listen well." She grinned maliciously as her face was shadowed, "The name's Noel."

Her bangs shifted to cover one eye, revealing her silver left eye, as she continued, "But, I am also known as Intel-sama."

She shifted as her right eye was revealed as being golden, "Or, simply, as the Awesome One."

Tears ran down Wynne's cheeks as she whimpered, "Yes, O' Awesome One…"

"Kufufufu~!" Came the disturbing laugh, making Tsuna jump and cling onto Kadin.

She blinked in surprise before sighing softly and patting his head with a light grin, "Yeah. Noel mastered Mukuro's laugh."

A dark cloud hung over the light brunette's head as he cried, 'I'LL NEVER BE FREE OF HIM!'

Kadin sweatdropped at the overly-depressed expression before sighing softly. With a smile, she turned and wrapped her arms around the boy. Instantly, his body flushed with heat when he felt her chest press against his head. No matter how small it was, it still doesn't change the fact that she's a woman.

Kadin didn't seem to notice as she piled a bunch of food onto the plate, speaking softly, "Don't worry so much about Noel. She might act insane, but her skills-"

"-are enviable." Tsuna finished, making the girl blink before the boy panicked, "A-Ah! That is-! I-!"

"Pbbfft-!" Came the stifled laugh as the light brunette bowed his head, crying inwardly, 'I'm so uncool…'

'But…' He looked up at the flushed girl as she attempted to hid her grin. Peeking a glance, she looked a bit surprised at his soft gaze before relaxing and smiling gently. Tsuna grinned back, 'At least, she's smiling again.'

"KAY, YOU SLY THANG!" A blur cooed while latching onto the girl again, "Making lovey-dovey faces at a kid!"

A vein irked on said girl before-

CONK!

-she impanted a fist into the hard head.

"What…" Kadin started as a dark aura began to brew, "… were you saying?

Wynne gulped and back away with her hands up defensively, "N-Now, now, Kay. I was just play-!"

"Playing?" The tomboy said lowly as her aura intensified, making Wynne shrink back and panic, "Making lewd comments towards me is… playing?"

Oh, yes. Wynne was in trouble now.

Red eyes gleamed malicious on Kadin's shadowed face as her lips pulled back in a fanged grin. She stepped forward. The other stepped back. She raised a hand. The other trembled. Her hands held onto the other's face as tears build in blue eyes. Kadin brought her lips to the other's ears as they moved silently.

"IYAAAAA~!" Came the screech as Wynne dashed out of the room, leaving a trail of dust in her wake.

Dot. Dot. Dot.

"What did you do?" Dakota asked with amusement laced in her voice.

The tomboy merely yawned, "I merely spoke words."

Noel snorted before smirking, "In other words, you threatened her."

A careless shrug from Kadin before the Ciel-cosplayer turned to the light brunette who blinked before tensing at the golden-ringed eyes. Dakota circled around the boy, looking him up and down, before declaring, "You are Tsuna!"

Dot. Dot. Dot.

A dark cloud descended on the boy as he slumped forward with torrents of tears, 'Does everyone know me?'

The ruffling of his hair brought his attention to the tomboy. She gave a light grin and shrugged, "Don't worry too much about it. Besides…"

She trailed off and jerked a thumb at the wriggling girl, "At least you know she won't kill you."

A chill ran up the boy's spine as he remembered one part in the manga.

A brow twitched as Tsuna looked over the pages before a his aura darkened.

The pixie-haired girl's face was shadowed as a wide grin was plastered maliciously on her lips. Her eyes glinted like stars as she rested a giant hammer on her right shoulder. Below her feet was a pile of undistinguishable things covered in dark splatters as chibified versions of Kadin, Wynne and Neol stood in the background. The first had a blank expression while clapping mildly; the second was shaking behind the first; the last was smiling brightly with thumbs-up.

Tears ran down his cheeks as he whimpered, "Scary! She's too scary for someone so cute!"

Tsuna twitched at the memory before sighing tiredly, "Y-Yeah…"

"That aside…" The boy jumped and hid behind Kadin as the heterochromatic-eyed girl suddenly popped up in front of them. Noel raised a brow at Tsuna before questioning the tomboy, "What's with the kid?"

A weight slammed into Tsuna's head as he cried to himself, 'Why am I the kid?'

Kadin ran her fingers through her hair, yawning a bit, before responding, "I'm taking care of him."

Her lips tipped down as Noel crossed her arms, "Don't tell me that he's living with us…!"

Red eyes met with two-toned ones before looking aware as the former's owner yawned again, "I won't then."

A vein throbbed on the latter's temped as she held up a fist threateningly, "Din. You're letting a guy stay in a house of girls."

Tsuna flushed red at the implications before squeaking when the heterochromatic eyes landed on him. Noel scowled before turning to the tomboy again, "Din, sis, I respect you and all, but I can't accept this."

Eyes lightened to a golden-brown color as their owner mused, "You actually respect me…?"

Red flushed the girl's cheeks as her two-toned eyes flashed dangerously, Noel growled, "Don't change the subject, Din."

Kadin smiled lightly before sighing, wrapping an arm around the boy's shoulders. He squeaked and as his mind fuzzed from the close warmth. The tomboy smirked lightly, resting her cheek on his head, before drawling, "Somehow, I don't think that his staying with us is bothering you."

Another vein joined the first as Noel snarled, "Din, you perverted bastard!"

A light laugh came from the older girl as she leaned against Tsuna for support. Short ponytail bouncing, Noel motioned her hands as if to choke her sister but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. Noel looked up to see Dakota with a stern expression over her face. Kadin's laughter began to fade as gold eyes met with green ones. The latter briefly glanced over to the light brunette as Dakota started, "No offense to the Tsuna-cosplayer…"

'I AM TSUNA!' Came the inward whine as the cosplayer continued, "… but I'm also wary of this arrangement."

Kadin's lips quirked upwards as her eyes sharped, "Oh~?"

Dakota was unfazed and pressed on, "He won't last long in our home."

The tomboy closed her eyes before cackling, "Maybe, maybe not."

Tsuna looked up at the woman leaning on him and blinked, 'Should I be insulted…?'

"But," Kadin continued as her eyes opened to reveal firm brown orbs, "We don't know for sure. Besides…"

Her grip tightened around the younger one as she pulled him close, earning a flustered yelp from the boy, before grinning toothily, "I will be the one taking care of him."

Dakota flushed red at the affectionate gestures before coughing as Noel wrinkled her nose and grumbled, "You totally sound like a pedo, right there."

Brown faded into red as Kadin's eyes rolled upwards, she gave a sarcastic laugh, "Very funny, Ellie."

"DON'T CALL ME, ELLIE!" A third vein joined the fray before Noel shivered, "It's so… girly."

"Pbbfft-!" The tomboy looked away and snickered, burying her face into fluffy locks, as she shook in laughter. By now, Tsuna was positive that he'd permanently become red. Other than his mother, he had never been affectionate with any other woman. The image of a pineapple-haired girl kissing his cheek came to mind before he shook that thought away and shouted inwardly, 'That was only once!'

Feeling eyes on him, he blinked and looked up before paling when three pairs of eyes glared into him. Tsuna swallowed thickly, light-brown eyes flickering from blue to green to heterochromatic ones, before tears flowed as he whimpered silently, 'I'm gonna die~!'

Kadin blinked when the boy began to shake in her embrace before raising a brow at the three girls. She rolled her eyes and shook her head before sighing, "It's not like I'm gonna jump him."

Steam released from his burning head as he suddenly remembered-

"W-W-WHAT IS THIS?" Tsuna shouted as he landed on his bottom, face burning with heat.

Nana giggled a bit with her hands on her cheeks, "Oh, Tsu-kun~! I already told you! This is FanFiction!"

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" The light brunette shouted before pointing at the computer, "I MEAN WHAT'S WITH THAT?"

On the glowing screen was the following text:

Tongue brushing against another roughly, you run your fingers along her shapely thighs before roughly grabbing her round bottom. Mewling moans and heavy pants filled the air as the tomboy purred against your throat, nipping at your neck before tugging on your boxers-

"NO MORE~!" The light brunette shouted, covering his eyes, "IT BURNS~!"

His mother laughed aloud as she wiped away some stray tears, "Looks like you clicked on a lemon!"

He turned robotically to the woman and echoed blankly, "Lemon…?"

Nana covered her lips and giggled before cheerfully chirping, "Literary porn!"

THUMP!

-his first experience with fan-created works.

"Tsuna! You okay?" Kadin called out worriedly. The light brunette had fallen over before huddling near a corner while covering his nose with a hand and nodding his head vigorously. Kadin blinked and tilted her head, brows furrowed, before resting a hand against his forehead, "I think you're sick."

A weight slammed into his head as tears clung to his eyes, 'I AM SICK! Thinking about things like that…'

Kadin sighed before wrapping an arm around his shoulders and slipping her other under his knees before-

"HIIIIIIII?"

-lifting the boy with ease in a bridal-style.

"K-KADIN-SAN?" Came the startled and heavily embarrassed scream, "W-WHAT ARE-"

"You've caught a cold." Kadin stated bluntly, holding the boy close to her body, "I'm taking you home."

"B-But-!" He started before Dakota cut in, "I'll drive you."

His head begun to spin and throb as he groaned a bit, leaning against Kadin's shoulder, 'When did I get sick…?'

Briefly, the memory of his meeting the tomboy flashed across his mind as his senses dulled.

Doki, doki.

'Oh yeah…' He mused as his eyes began to droop to the sound, 'I was lying in snow…'

Doki, doki.

Vaguely, he recalled the scent of cocoa as his vision darkened, 'Before she found me…'

His body went limp.

'Kadin-san…'

(Extended Ending)

Sitting in the backseat of Dakota's silver 2005 Honda Civic, Kadin relaxed as Tsuna slept next to her, head resting on her shoulder. She crossed her legs and arms before raising a brow when the car didn't start. Green irises rimmed with gold looked sternly at the tomboy before Kadin sighed, "You're still hung on that."

"Yes." Dakota grumbled with a frown, "I can't believe that you didn't discuss it with us!"

The tomboy sighed again before cutting in, "Listen. If you're uncomfortable with my decision, then we'll move out."

Green eyes widened as their owner's jaw slacked before Dakota blushed and turned away, "Th-That wasn't what I meant."

"Regardless," Kadin continued, "We'll discuss this another time. Right now, I need to focus on his health."

Golden eyes looked sharply at the cosplayer before the latter sighed and started up the car.

Kadin closed her eyes, feeling the familiar rumble of the engine, before glancing over at the sleeping boy. His face was flushed and his breath a bit labored. Her lips quirked down before she shifted her position and pulled the boy closer, wrapping a warm arm around the shivering body. Her cheek felt cold against his heat before her eyes drooped.

'Tsuna…' Came the wispy thought, 'Who exactly are you...?'

Author's Note:

I won't be updating this story for a while. Blame college. I feel irritated with writing. I'll be back though. One of these days, anyway.